First of its Kind - First shell struck Hartlepool, UK
N 54° 41.807 W 001° 10.565
30U E 617544 N 6062577
First shell from a German battle cruise struck Hartlepool.
Waymark Code: WMBCTP
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/07/2011
Views: 3
The plaque reads:
This tablet marks the place
where the first shell from the
leading German battle cruiser
struck at 8-10 a.m. on the
16th of December 1914
and also records the place where
(during the bombardment)
the first Soldier was killed
on British soil by enemy action
in the Great War 1914-1918"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 12/16/1914
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